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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2023
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Ryosuke Ariki, Kobe, JP;
Katsumi Nagata, Kobe, JP;
Kenji Tsubaki, Kobe, JP;
Toshihiro Yamaoka, Kobe, JP;
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic tester includes an ultrasonic sensor that applies ultrasound to a test object; a casing that holds the ultrasonic sensor immersed in a contact medium that allows the ultrasound to propagate therethrough, the casing including a test object-facing opening Further, there is circuitry configured to, when the test object-facing opening of the casing is passing an opening of the test object in a test direction of the test object, control a moving speed of the casing such that a region of contact between the test object and the contact medium entering the opening of the test object is kept within the opening of the test object.